tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post5834722030063208933..comments2024-03-28T20:37:08.491+11:00Comments on The Audient: Michael Bay vs. Roland EmmerichDerek Armstronghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-87466143332730700092009-11-18T16:54:12.255+11:002009-11-18T16:54:12.255+11:00Funny ... I just did a test to see how the informa...Funny ... I just did a test to see how the informal rankings I did here compare to the formal rankings I have on Flickchart, which are, of course, forever being tweaked. I got pretty close to how they are ranked on FC. Even though I only just entered 2012, meaning it's only been ranked three times, it's STILL the fourth highest of these movies. <br /><br />In case you are interested:<br /><br />1. The Rock - 780<br />2. Transformers - 816<br />3. Stargate - 1136<br />4. 2012 - 1459<br />5. Independence Day - 1674<br />6. The Day After Tomorrow - 1712<br />7. Godzilla - 1844<br />8. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 2001<br />9. The Patriot - 2041<br />10. Pearl Harbor - 2134<br />11. The Island - 2300<br />12. Armageddon - 2423<br />13. Bad Boys II - 2469<br />14. 10,000 B.C. - 2551<br /><br />Emmerich: 12417<br />Bay: 12923<br /><br />Also funny: Even though Bay has the top two movies on this list, Emmerich still wins by a very slight margin.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-60090602911412158852009-11-18T14:11:31.705+11:002009-11-18T14:11:31.705+11:00The reason that Bay has more buzz is due to his ea...The reason that Bay has more buzz is due to his early work being backed by uber (yes, I used uber) producer J.W. Bruckeimer. Dean Devlin never played a part in the creation of the "High Concept" movie.<br /><br />BTW, I want to change my identity on this thing to Dimster's Union, but I just can't make it happen. Paul is just so...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04076552280243676030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-86763593427309399962009-11-18T11:24:12.070+11:002009-11-18T11:24:12.070+11:00Excellent point, DGB ... er, both of them. The mai...Excellent point, DGB ... er, both of them. The main difference is the ego. Bay emanates arrogance, and part of the reason he's such a punching bag is that people have gotten to know his personality. Whereas I have no idea what Roland Emmerich even looks like. One of the things I love lately about Bay is those ads (for the L.A. Times, I think) that appear before films in the L.A. area, where he describes himself as "the last holdout" on shooting with film. You're such a renegade, Michael.Derek Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750747272647975591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-42235829752332570312009-11-18T10:26:38.096+11:002009-11-18T10:26:38.096+11:00By the way...I know as a writer you're into de...By the way...I know as a writer you're into details but "I got little more than dribbles the second time"...?? I could have done without that visual.DGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302995272029761401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7877371347086447490.post-10408258454333338532009-11-18T09:20:55.769+11:002009-11-18T09:20:55.769+11:00You make an interesting point, but here's why ...You make an interesting point, but here's why Michael Bay sucks more than Rolland Emmerich:<br /><br />Michael Bay occasionally shows flashes of greatness. The sweeping panoramic shots in Pearl Harbor? The intensity of Bad Boys or The Rock? His giddiness at blowing things up? <br /><br />Rolland Emmerich has always been a cheesy B-level filmmaker who has pretty much made the same type of movie again and again and lucks into them being successful. <br /><br />I've never looked at an Emmerich film and said, it had so much potential if only he didn't direct it. But with just about every Bay film over the past few years, there could have been a good movie in there, but Bay comes in and pisses all over it.DGBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01302995272029761401noreply@blogger.com